What will affect newborn vision
1. Does neonatal eye feces affect vision?
Neonatal eye feces are often a major problem. It can cause neonatal congenital dacryocystitis and other diseases. If not treated in time, it will affect the newborn’s vision development.
Eye feces are most likely to be caused by bacteria invading the lacrimal sac, multiplying and purulent in the lacrimal sac, purulent material fills the entire lacrimal sac and cannot be excreted downwards, only draining upwards into the eyes along with the lacrimal sac and canaliculus. If it is not treated early, keratitis may occur, and the cornea may turn from black to white to form white spots, which will seriously affect the baby’s vision development.
2. Does hanging toys on the bedside affect the baby’s early vision development?
Indeed, many mothers like to tie a rope between the baby’s bed rail and hang some cute toys on it. Because babies are mostly farsighted, if you put the toy very close, you have to adjust your eyes to see. If the baby’s eyes rotate to the middle for a long time, it may develop into esotropia. The correct method is to hang the toy around the fence and change the position and direction of the toy frequently.
In addition, use toys to tease your baby, and don’t place toys too close to the eyes, otherwise, it will affect your baby’s vision development.
3. Does the feeding posture affect the baby’s eyes?
It is best not to lie down or feed in one position for a long time during breastfeeding, because, for a long time to feed in a fixed position, the baby often peeks at the fixed light, which can easily cause strabismus.
Some mothers like to cover their baby’s eyes with gauze, towel, etc. when the baby is sleeping or when he is going out holding the baby. Is this good?
Infancy is the most sensitive period of visual development. If one eye is blocked for a few days, it may cause permanent vision abnormalities in the covered eye, which is what doctors call “form-deprivation amblyopia.” Therefore, be sure not to cover your baby’s eyes with objects at will. When going out with your baby, if the sunlight is too strong, you can temporarily cover it with a scarf to prevent the bright light from irritating your baby’s eyes.
4. Should the light be turned on in the room when the baby sleeps at night?
In fact, it is best to turn off the lights at night, because too bright lights may cause the baby to sleep. More medical research has shown that not turning off the lights when babies sleep will increase the possibility of children suffering from myopia.
5. Can I use a flash to take a commemorative photo of my baby?
With the development of technology and the popularity of cameras, many parents like to take pictures of their babies, so they often take pictures of their babies. Because the light is too dark, moms and dads often use flash to make the photos look good, but babies and young children cannot Use a flash to take pictures, because the strong light of the flash can damage the retina.
6. In daily life, how to prevent babies from eye injury?
This requires the whole family to be extra careful. For babies under 1-year-old, parents should not give him any toys with sharp angles. Babies will walk and run away when they are around 1 year old. At this time, be more careful to prevent eye injuries. Do not give your baby sharp objects such as knives, scissors, needles, cones, bows and arrows, pencils, chopsticks, etc., so as to prevent the baby from falling down while walking and let the sharp objects sting the eyes.
7. What should I do if chemicals such as detergent enter the baby’s eyes?
There are many kinds of detergents and cleaning agents, no matter which one contains different levels of alkaline chemical components, if it accidentally enters the baby’s eyes, it will damage the conjunctiva and corneal epithelium, causing conjunctival hyperemia, corneal epithelial spots or patches Shape breakage affects the transparency of the cornea and blurs things.
Due to the stimulation of the abundant sensory nerve endings of the corneal epithelium, the baby will be afraid of light and tears, afraid to open eyes, and pain. So when using detergent, don’t splash it into your baby’s eyes. Once it happens, rinse it with clean water immediately.
8. What should I do if a foreign body such as sand enters the baby’s eyes?
First aid method: Generally, foreign objects such as insects, dust, iron filings, etc. enter the eyes, and most of them adhere to the surface of the eyeball. At this time, use your thumb and index finger to gently pinch the upper eyelid, gently lift it forward, and the rescuer gently blows into the eyes to stimulate the eyes to cry and flush out the dust.
